Most of us have seen tier lists, and probably don't like them, I think every character is usable, and no one person can make a tier list because they will subject their bias. It will be tough but I would like to create a non-bias one. The mid-tier is too big so I am going to break it into sets of 4 and bottom set of 2. I am going to make an attempt at the top 4 only right now, *[this is part 2]*...so everyone post the 4 characters you believe to be in the top 4 and give a reason. This is also assuming mastery of each character who would win. Some characters come with a high learning curve like kefka so that should not drop them to bottom.
5. Kuja(speed range and power are all great not to mention the hitbox of flarestar. Just a character that is difficult to deal with, few solid weaknesses)
6. Gabranth(very bad non-EX, but when in EX his combos are down-right absurd + HP with crazy range/near undodgable [innocence] If set to EXP>EX + increase EX mode duration, he is in my opinion #1 tier, but that having to run to charge to get going drops him here)
7. Kefka(I know what ur thinking, whats ths guy smoking? but seriously, I said assuming mastery and a good kefka player knows what order to fire off spells in, in Ex mode it because impossible to avoid and gets simlar to Gabranth, and an ex build makes this very possible and deadly.)
8. Jecht(homing absurd combos, wtf, that pretty much says it all, a crazy combo that is easy to pull off and near unavoidible)